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Yes - having 1/2 gallon of homebrew along with broke glass in your closet or wherever you store them is not fun to clean up. I have experience with this.

I is an Igloo Cube. 48 qt. Mine had no wheels no drain. But easy enough to drill through and add a my own drain valve. Lid is a hinge but it pops off easily. I got it about 8 years ago so not sure they still make the exact version. It's been a good mash-tun.

I brew less often but do double batches. Virtually the same amount of time. Also I do early morning brews as others have said. Finishing up around 11:00 or noon.

I would pitch after chilling at your friends house. Consider the sloshing around in your car extra aeration.

I have a 48 qt version with no wheels.

Great project. thanks for sharing. Need to plan this for my keggle.

Yeah - It does look like a PITA. I may just leave it and deal.

Yeah I get conflicting info depending on who you talk to. It's probably worth nothing on craigslist. I have already gotten rid of all of the other guts. And a chest freezer sounds good but I do like the current front door where I don;t have to bend an lift a heave fermentor in and out of a chest...

So I have an old (standard freezer on top) fridge that I have been using about 3 years or so as my fermentation chamber. I have a temp controller on it and everything works great. Except it is rather tight for 2 of my fermenters. I have 2 1/4bbl sanke kegs I use as fermenters, and while I can...

CFC - I was gravity draining through it and it's too slow. Plus there is no way to tell if it is really cleaned and sanitized on the inside. Went back to a larger immersion chiller and it works faster.

What yeast are you using? Is it out of date. Do you hydrate the yeast?

Why is this a problem? Asking this questions is like asking - iPhone / Android - Ales / Lagers - OJ with Pulp / without - Butter side up / Butter side down - Xbox / Playstation You get the point.

It's like asking if CO is just part of CO2, why is CO2 no poisonous.

If you are spending the money for polished tubing why would you have threaded connections?

Adds are what the skip aahead 20 seconds button is made for.

I have kids and find that for me it works best on a weekend in the morning. I get the grain measured and milled the night before. Set out the equipment. Set the alarm for about 5:30 am or so I am up and heating water by 6:00. At some point during the mash the kids wake up and and I help them...

Take off the air lock, wash it all out and clean it, sanitize, re-install and refill with star-san. This happens on mine occasionally.

Costco has good prices on Poopane fills. I can get it filled for about 7-8 bucks. But - like BJ's - a membership is required. It's a lot cheaper then $20+ swap that is not filled all the way.

I have am Anvil burner and I brew about 13 gallons at time in a keggle. I can get about 4-5 brews out of a full propane tank. You either got ripped off on the amount of propane or you have a leak somewhere.

Just bring your carboy and fill it. Why add an additional transfer step?